Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Voting, Conscience, and Sin

















Malachi_Abaddon said...

I love the inconsistent argument that a vote for a 3rd party is a vote for the opponent. (To put it more clearly, a vote for Chuck Baldwin is a vote for Obama because it's not a vote for McCain)

Think about it in the opposite way. A vote for a 3rd party is a vote for your candidate because it's not a vote for the person you don't like.

If that's not inconsistency, then I don't know the word to describe it. Not that it matters at the moment.

Anthony said...

I used to believe the "3rd Party is Democrat vote" argument, or "No-vote is Democrat vote."

I suppose mathematically, it's true, but this isn't a horse race. I believe a vote is an endorsement and I just couldn't endorse McCain, ever.

Now this country is an OBAMANATION and they want to pin it on me?? Nice.

Lee Shelton said...

The argument I usually hear is that it's stupid to vote for a third party candidate because he can't possibly win. It's a "wasted" vote.

But the Republicans rejected and demonized the one man capable of beating Obama, and that was Ron Paul. One could argue that since McCain didn't stand a chance against Obama, a vote for him could be considered "wasted."

Anthony said...

That's so true and many people have opened their eyes, even though the status quo barely received the smallest dent in the election results.

Yet I'm encouraged that Ron Paul did so much for the liberty movement, it could only have been of God.

Rachel R. said...

I, too, voted for Baldwin. (And a Republican. And an Independent. No one can accuse me of being a "Party" voter! lol) I think it is important to note, in addition to all of the wonderful points you made, that it is not our responsibility to "win" an election, or to otherwise guarantee results. God is responsible for the results. We are responsible only for living righteously, upholding/supporting truth and righteousness, and living in faith - not fear. I vote to support that which, to the best of my knowledge, is honest and upright, not to "win." Besides, David had "no chance" of winning against Goliath, and Gideon's army had "no chance" of winning. God is bigger than statistics!

Anthony said...

...for that is OBAMANATION before the LORD... - Deuteronomy 24:4

His will be done.

Dawg Doc said...

I would take it further and argue that the evidence indicated that even if every 3rd party vote in America were awarded to John McCain he still would have lost by more than 5.5 million votes! It would only have changed one state in the electoral college, also.

Sonny Davis said...

This is an excellent post and well articulated. I used to feel as though I had to support the Republican Party because they seemed to be most closely aligned with the values I support. This election cycle; however caused me to be more particular with my convictions and vote accordingly. The sad thing is that many of us are influenced too heavily by society, instead of God's Word. I, too, voted for Chuck Baldwin.

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